History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v1.c27.26

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Bhānudeva III was the son of Narasimha III by Kamalā-devī. The decline of the Eastern Gaṅga dynasty had become so marked that neighbouring kings took advantage of their condition and raided Orissa from all sides. The Musalmans were the earliest on the scene. Bengal had acquired independence under Shamsuddīn Iliyās Shāh in 1339. In 1353 Shamsuddin Illiyās raided Orissa.¹ The kings of the Yādava dynasty of Vijayanagara conquered the whole of the Southern part of the Eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal and in 1356 Prince Sangama, a nephew of the Emperor Bukkarāya I of Vijayanagara, defeated the Gajapati King. This is the earliest record of a war between the Hindu kings of Vijayanagara and Orissa. The Portuguese writer Fernao Nunez states that Bucarao, *i. e.*, Bukkarāya "took the Kingdom of Orya, which is very great; it touches on Bemgalla."² The Emperor Firoz Tughlaq invaded Orissa at the time of his second expedition into Bengal. Major Raverty has translated this portion of the *Tārīkh-i-Fīrūz-Shāhī* by Shams-i-Sirāj-’Afīf. In this account the position of Jājnagar is given correctly. Firoz Tughlaq advanced from Bihar towards Gaḍhakaṭaṅkā. Jajnagar lay at the extremity of this province, which is the same as the British district of Jubbulpur. Having crossed the Mahānadī he reached the town of Banārsī.³ The Haihaya King of Jājnagar fled into Telingana. After passing through Jājnagar territories Firoz Tughlaq entered the Kingdom of Bhānudeva III while hunting.